For most students, paying over the odds to live in dingy accommodation is part and parcel of university life.

But one cash-strapped Canadian decided to spend a year camping in a tent in a Stockport so he could save money on living costs while he studied in Manchester.

Evan Eames, from Montreal, asked strangers online if he could camp in their back gardens when he realised he could not afford to pay rent on top of international tuition fees for a Masters in Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.

Evan Eames camped for 10 months in a backgarden of a Stockport house to save money on living costs

Charley Mantak let the Masters student pitch in her backgarden in exchange for help with her GCSE revision

The 24-year-old went on to spend 10 months camping in the backgarden of Charley Mantack in the Stockport suburb of Heaton Chapel for free.

In exchange, he tutored the 34-year-old in maths and physics as she was studying for GCSEs at Stockport College.

Mr Eames said: 'It was a really fun experience, I am super glad I did it.